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The Aviator Dvd Review
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Nominated for 6 Golden Globes and 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, The Aviator wows audiences with its breadth of scenery and vivid realism. Director Martin Scorsese, known for a host of excellent films such as Raging Bull (1980), Goodfellas (1990), Casino (1995), and Gangs Of New York (2002) - not to mention the highly controversial The Last Temptation Of Christ (1988) - by no doubt turns out his best work since Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci) sought to become a made man. The Aviator springs to life with nostalgic settings and a lavish tapestry of color and form, evoking all the enthusiasm indicative of Howard Hughes' unique lust for life. John Logan, known for such films as The Last Samurai (2003) and Gladiator (2000), presents a screenplay that provides some insight into the enigmatic Hughes and captures the mannerisms of those who shared that life with him. In short, the film is a masterpiece of visual imagery and first-rate cinematography few movie lovers can afford to miss...
The Aviator focuses on the early life (1930-1947) of America's most eccentric and bewildering billionaire playboy, Howard Hughes. Know for his seemingly erratic business dealings and fearless sense of adventure, Hughes (Leonardo DiCaprio) turned a small inherited fortune into an enormous corporate empire. And along the way, he captured the imagination of those around him with an attitude that embraced risk and life itself. Inheriting a majority interest in the Hughes Tool Company (founded by his father), Hughes embarks on a career in Hollywood where he produces a number of notable films including Hell's Angels, The Front Page, and Scarface. Hughes' obsessive dedication to perfection makes his stock rise in Hollywood and even helps launch the career of Jean Harlow...
But Howard Hughes is not just a one-trick pony, and his interest soon turns to the flourishing aviation industry where he becomes an integral part of TWA and pilots his own planes on a regular basis. His driving energy would lead Hughes to enter the defense industry, the electronics industry, Las Vegas casinos, and numerous other activities in the years ahead. But along the way, he deals with a cast of characters colorful in their own right. Romances with Ava Gardner (Kate Beckinsale) and Katherine Hepburn (Cate Blanchett) provide insight into Hughes' personal life, while Noah Dietrich (John C. Reilly), Hughes' assistant and right-hand man, sacrifices much in his own life to enable Hughes to live out his latest visions and inspirations. When Hughes makes the bold move of constructing the Spruce Goose - the largest airplane ever built (and able to land on water no less) - Senator Ralph Owen Brewster (Alan Alda) accuses the billionaire of war-profiteering. Hughes takes on the Senator full-force and with all the zest that marked his previous ventures. Vowing that the Spruce Goose will fly, in the face of highly publicized claims that it will not, Hughes proves his critics wrong, and the Spruce Goose rises to the occasion...
Despite its loss to Million Dollar Baby at the Oscars, The Aviator can take pride in being nominated as one of the best films of the year (along with Finding Neverland, Ray, and Sideways). And the film is certainly deserving of that high honor. Few films better illustrate the beauty of America, or more importantly, the mountains that can be moved when a single individual lives his life with ambition, drive, inspiration, and a naked enthusiasm for all that life has to offer. Overall, The Aviator is among the best films of the past several years, and movie aficionados would be well-advised to watch every last minute with same enthusiasm of a young Howard Hughes...
Sex And The City Season 2 Dvd Review
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Based on Candace Bushnell's best-selling book, Sex And The City became one of the most successful and widely lauded original HBO series ever. Premiering in the summer of 1998, it follows the lives of female friends in their late-20s/early-30s who live and work in New York City. With a clever wit, the show's plot focuses on the varying love relationships and lifestyle problems encountered by each woman in the clique. With an talented and beautiful cast, the show developed an almost borderline fanatic following...
The Sex And The City (Season 2) DVD features a number of hilarious episodes including the season premiere "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" in which Carrie, having broken up with Mr. Big, starts dating a member of the New York Yankees. However, when they run into Mr. Big, she realizes she's not really over him. Meanwhile, Miranda is tired of her friends talking about nothing but men, and Samantha thinks she's found the man of her dreams - at least until she gets him in bed... Other notable episodes from Season 2 include "Four Women and a Funeral" in which Carrie's reflections on the shortness of life following friend's death lead to a reunion with Mr. Big, and "The Man, The Myth, The Viagra" in which Carrie urges Mr. Big to get to know her friends better and Samantha dates a wealthy man in his seventies...
Below is a list of episodes included on the Sex And The City (Season 2) DVD:
Episode 13 (Take Me Out to the Ballgame) Air Date: 06-06-1999
Episode 14 (The Awful Truth) Air Date: 06-13-1999
Episode 15 (The Freak Show) Air Date: 06-20-1999
Episode 16 (They Shoot Single People, Don't They?) Air Date: 06-27-1999
Episode 17 (Four Women and a Funeral) Air Date: 07-04-1999
Episode 18 (The Cheating Curve) Air Date: 07-11-1999
Episode 19 (The Chicken Dance) Air Date: 07-18-1999
Episode 20 (The Man, the Myth, the Viagra) Air Date: 07-25-1999
Episode 21 (Old Dogs, New Dicks) Air Date: 08-01-1999
Episode 22 (The Caste System) Air Date: 08-08-1999
Episode 23 (Evolution) Air Date: 08-15-1999
Episode 24 (La Douleur Exquise!) Air Date: 08-22-1999
Episode 25 (Games People Play) Air Date: 08-29-1999
Episode 26 (The F*ck Buddy) Air Date: 09-05-1999
Episode 27 (Shortcomings) Air Date: 09-12-1999
Episode 28 (Was It Good For You?) Air Date: 09-19-1999
Episode 29 (Twenty-Something Girls vs. Thirty-Something Women) Air Date: 09-26-1999
Episode 30 (Ex and the City) Air Date: 10-03-1999
Northern Exposure Dvd Review
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Nominated for 39 Emmys, including 4 nominations for Outstanding Drama Series in just six short seasons, Northern Exposure is one of the most unique television shows of its time. Half-drama, half-comedy, the show built itself a large cult following, experiencing widespread critical acclaim as well as viewer popularity. The brainchild of St. Elsewhere creators Joshua Brand and John Falsey, Northern Exposure premiered in July 1990 on CBS, lasting only five years (cancelled in July 1995). But the show's cutting edge wit and originality have earned it a place among the most hallowed and venerable of TV classics...
Northern Exposure follows the exploits of recent medical school graduate Joel Fleishman (Rob Morrow) who, failing to read the fine print in the government papers accompanying his student loans, is forced to practice medicine for several years in the frozen tundra of Alaska. Even more unsettling is that he'll be the only doctor in the small logging township of Cicely, a place filled with oddball characters and never short of strange occurrences. The wealthy entrepreneur, ex-NASA astronaut Maurice Minnifield owns Cicely and is determined to turn it into an ideal vacation paradise (with Fleishman being part of his plan). Other notable characters throughout Cicely include beautiful bush pilot (and Fleishman love interest) Maggie O'Connell (Janine Turner), KBHR radio deejay Chris Stevens (John Corbett), aspiring filmmaker Ed Chigliak (Darren E. Burrows), and husband/wife team Holling (John Cullum) and Shelly Vincoeur (Cynthia Geary) who run the local watering hole, The Brick. With its classic "fish out of water" theme, Northern Exposure provides some memorable moments as hero Joel Fleishman learns to appreciate the finer points of rural Alaska...
The Northern Exposure DVD features a number of hilarious episodes including the series premiere in which the recently graduated Joel Fleishman arrives in Anchorage, Alaska, intent on fulfilling his contractual obligations with the government. But when Anchorage doesn't him, Joel is transferred to the remote town of Cicely where the residents are determined to prolong his stay... Other notable episodes from Season 1 include "Soapy Sanderson" in which a hermit takes Joel's advice to get his estate in order and leaves all of his land holdings to Joel and Maggie, and "A Kodiak Moment" in which Maurice adopts the ex-con radio deejay Chris to be his "Minnifield heir"...
Below is a list of episodes included on the Northern Exposure (Season 1) DVD:
Episode 1 (Pilot) Air Date: 07-12-1990
Episode 2 (Brains, Know How and Native Intelligence) Air Date: 07-19-1990
Episode 3 (Soapy Sanderson) Air Date: 07-26-1990
Episode 4 (Dreams, Schemes, and Putting Greens) Air Date: 08-02-1990
Episode 5 (Russian Flu) Air Date: 08-09-1990
Episode 6 (Sex, Lies, and Ed's Tapes) Air Date: 08-16-1990
Episode 7 (A Kodiak Moment) Air Date: 08-23-1990
Episode 8 (Aurora Borealis - A Fairy Tale for Big People) Air Date: 08-30-1990
Family Guy Season 3 Dvd Review
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Having first aired after the 1999 Super Bowl, Family Guy really hit its stride via cable re-runs and DVD sales (prompting Fox to announce the launch of Season 4 in May 2005, following the show's original cancellation following Season 3). An animated series building a similar cult following to The Simpsons and Futurama, Family Guy employs its own unique brand of humor distinct to its other animated peers...
Family Guy follows the life and exploits of Peter Griffin, an idiotic family man flanked by his intelligent and loving wife, Lois. The couple have two children - Chris (an overweight, mentally challenged teenage boy), Meg (a neurotic teenage girl with low self-esteem), and Stewie (a super-intelligent infant who believes his mother is his enemy). Together, the Griffins live with their human-like dog, Brian, in suburban Quahog, Rhode Island...
The Family Guy (Season 3) DVD features a number of hilarious episodes including the season premiere "The Thin White Line" in which Brian takes his therapist's advice and decides not to be so self-centered and to help others. Brian's new attitude leads to his employment as a drug-sniffing K-9 for the Quahog police force. But while on the job, Brian becomes addicted to cocaine, and while in rehab, he discovers that the Griffin family (and Peter in particular) are a bad influence on his life... Other notable episodes from Season 3 include "And the Wiener is..." in which Peter joins a gun club, and "Mr. Saturday Knight" in which Peter decides to follow his lifelong dream of becoming a knight with the traveling Renaissance Fair...
Below is a list of episodes included on the Family Guy (Season 3) DVD:
Episode 29 (The Thin White Line) Air Date: 07-11-2001
Episode 30 (Brian Does Hollywood) Air Date: 07-18-2001
Episode 31 (Mr. Griffin Goes to Washington) Air Date: 07-25-2001
Episode 32 (One If By Clam, Two If By Sea) Air Date: 08-01-2001
Episode 33 (And the Wiener is...) Air Date: 08-08-2001
Episode 34 (Death Lives) Air Date: 08-15-2001
Episode 35 (Lethal Weapons) Air Date: 08-22-2001
Episode 36 (The Kiss Seen Around the World) Air Date: 08-29-2001
Episode 37 (Mr. Saturday Knight) Air Date: 09-05-2001
Episode 38 (A Fish Out of Water) Air Date: 09-19-2001
Episode 39 (Emission Impossible) Air Date: 11-08-2001
Episode 40 (To Love and Die in Dixie) Air Date: 11-15-2001
Episode 41 (Screwed the Pooch) Air Date: 11-29-2001
Episode 42 (Peter Griffin: Husband, Father... Brother?) Air Date: 12-06-2001
Episode 43 (Ready, Willing, and Disabled) Air Date: 12-20-2001
Episode 44 (A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas) Air Date: 12-21-2001
Episode 45 (Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows) Air Date: 01-17-2002
Episode 46 (From Method to Madness) Air Date: 01-24-2002
Episode 47 (Stuck Together, Torn Apart) Air Date: 01-31-2002
Episode 48 (Road to Europe) Air Date: 02-07-2002
Episode 49 (Family Guy Viewer Mail #1) Air Date: 02-14-2002
Episode 50 (When You Wish Upon a Weinstein) Air Date: 12-10-2004
The Simpsons Season 3 Dvd Review
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In the late-1980s, a one-minute segment on The Tracy Ullman Show (since long forgotten, except in trivia questions) morphed into its own series. That series was The Simpsons, and it became an anchor for the then-burgeoning FOX network. With a wildly original cast of oddball characters, The Simpsons instantly struck a chord with audiences, becoming the longest running prime time show among all genres, not just the animation genre. Loved by audiences from age 2 to 102, the show is not only hilarious, but in all likelihood, one of the best satires of modern day American life.
The Simpsons (Season 3) DVD offers a number of hilarious episodes including the season premiere in which Homer's co-workers have him committed after they mistake him for a mental patient. While in the New Bedlam Home for the Emotionally Interesting, Homer meets a tall, stocky white man who claims to be Michael Jackson. The Simpsons befriend the man who eventually admits to being bricklayer Leon Kompowsky... Other notable episodes include "When Flanders Failed" in which Ned Flanders opens a store at the local mall called the "Leftorium" (catering only to left-handed customers) and "Lisa's Pony" in which Lisa's overwhelming desire to have her own Pony nearly drives Homer to an early death as he works 24-hours-a-day to afford the expensive pet...
Below is a list of episodes included on The Simpsons (Season 3) DVD:
Episode 36 (Stark Raving Dad) Air Date: 09-19-1991
Episode 37 (Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington) Air Date: 09-26-1991
Episode 38 (When Flanders Failed) Air Date: 10-03-1991
Episode 39 (Bart the Murderer) Air Date: 10-10-1991
Episode 40 (Homer Defined) Air Date: 10-17-1991
Episode 41 (Like Father, Like Clown) Air Date: 10-24-1991
Episode 42 (Treehouse of Horror 2) Air Date: 10-31-1991
Episode 43 (Lisa's Pony) Air Date: 11-07-1991
Episode 44 (Saturdays of Thunder) Air Date: 11-14-1991
Episode 45 (Flaming Moe's) Air Date: 11-21-1991
Episode 46 (Burns Verkaufen Der Kraftwerk) Air Date: 12-05-1991
Episode 47 (I Married Marge) Air Date: 12-26-1991
Episode 48 (Radio Bart) Air Date: 01-09-1992
Episode 49 (Lisa the Greek) Air Date: 01-23-1992
Episode 50 (Homer Alone) Air Date: 02-06-1992
Episode 51 (Bart the Lover) Air Date: 02-13-1992
Episode 52 (Homer at the Bat) Air Date: 02-20-1992
Episode 53 (Separate Vocations) Air Date: 02-27-1992
Episode 54 (Dog of Death) Air Date: 03-12-1992
Episode 55 (Colonel Homer) Air Date: 03-26-1992
Episode 56 (Black Widower) Air Date: 04-09-1992
Episode 57 (The Otto Show) Air Date: 04-23-1992
Episode 58 (Bart's Friend Falls in Love) Air Date: 05-07-1992
Episode 59 (Brother Can You Spare Two Dimes?) Air Date: 08-27-1992
Law And Order Dvd Review
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Nominated for 52 Emmys since its 1990 premiere, including 11 for Outstanding Drama Series, Law & Order is one of the most popular television shows in modern day history. With an additional 4 Golden Globe nominations for Best TV Series (Drama), Law & Order is more than a TV show, it's a lucrative franchise for host network NBC, spawning popular spin-offs Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001), and (the now cancelled) Law & Order: Trial By Jury (2005). Filmed on location in New York City, the show is the brainchild of creator Dick Wolf, a longtime writer for successful TV series such as Hill Street Blues and Miami Vice. With sixteen successful seasons already on the books, and more on the way, Law & Order remains one of the best drama series available on any network...
Law & Order centers around the New York City criminal justice system, where "the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups - the police who investigate crime, and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders". The first half of each one-hour episode is dedicated to the initial revelation of a crime and the police investigation that subsequently takes place. This usually involves interviewing witnesses, following leads, testing evidence, and/or hammering out a confession. Once sufficient evidence has been gathered to charge a suspect, the remainder of the show revolves around the district attorney's office and their attempts to prosecute the offenders. Oftentimes, the audience will be witness to unexpected plot twists, unorthodox media-driven cases, or last minute, Perry Mason-like confessions or brokered deals. Given its long TV run, the cast of Law & Order has frequently changed over the years - with only a handful of characters experiencing lengthy runs, characters such as Det. Lennie Briscoe (Jerry Orbach), Lt. Anita Van Buren (S. Epatha Merkerson), and EADA John "Jack" McCoy (Sam Waterston)...
The Law & Order DVD features a number of dramatic episodes including the series premiere "Prescription for Death" in which a young woman turns up dead following a late-night visit to the emergency room. When her father claims negligence on behalf of the hospital, his accusations lead to an in-depth investigation that prompts detectives to believe that the attending physician was drunk at the time of treatment... Other notable episodes from Season 1 include "Poison Ivy" in which the police shooting (and subsequent cover-up) of a black honors student amplifies the city's racial tensions, and "The Serpent's Tooth" in which two brothers become the prime suspects in the murder of their wealthy parents...
Below is a list of episodes included on the Law & Order (Season 1) DVD:
Episode 1 (Prescription for Death) Air Date: 09-13-1990
Episode 2 (Subterranean Homeboy Blues) Air Date: 09-20-1990
Episode 3 (The Reaper's Helper) Air Date: 10-04-1990
Episode 4 (Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die) Air Date: 10-11-1990
Episode 5 (Happily Ever After) Air Date: 10-23-1990
Episode 6 (Everybody's Favorite Bagman) Air Date: 10-30-1990
Episode 7 (By Hooker, By Crook) Air Date: 11-13-1990
Episode 8 (Poison Ivy) Air Date: 11-20-1990
Episode 9 (Indifference) Air Date: 11-27-1990
Episode 10 (Prisoner of Love) Air Date: 12-04-1990
Episode 11 (Out of the Half-Light) Air Date: 12-11-1990
Episode 12 (Life Choice) Air Date: 01-08-1991
Episode 13 (A Death in the Family) Air Date: 01-15-1991
Episode 14 (The Violence of Summer) Air Date: 02-05-1991
Episode 15 (The Torrents of Greed: Part 1) Air Date: 02-12-1991
Episode 16 (The Torrents of Greed: Part 2) Air Date: 02-19-1991
Episode 17 (Mushrooms) Air Date: 02-26-1991
Episode 18 (The Secret Sharers) Air Date: 03-12-1991
Episode 19 (The Serpent's Tooth) Air Date: 03-19-1991
Episode 20 (The Troubles) Air Date: 03-26-1991
Episode 21 (Sonata for a Solo Organ) Air Date: 04-02-1991
Episode 22 (The Blue Wall) Air Date: 06-09-1991
Munich Dvd Review
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Nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Munich is undoubtedly director Steven Spielberg's best work since Band of Brothers (2001). At 2 hours and 44 minutes, the film moves along at a surprisingly quick pace. Spielberg makes adequate use of the time, providing added depth to the characters and illustrating the changes each undertakes in the course of his mission.
Writers Tony Kushner and Eric Roth, the latter of whom is best known for Forrest Gump (1994), team well together in producing a splendid screenplay. The characters are well-rounded and the dialogue well-constructed. Instead of aiming for zinging one-liners or melodramatic sound-bites, Kushner and Roth craft the film's dialogue to mark the pace of the of story, illustrate character motivations, and make subtle but not overblown commentary on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Overall, it makes for an enjoyable and worthwhile movie experience.
Munich chronicles the historical events of the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany in which a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September storms the Olympic Village. While the entire world watches, 11 of the terrorists evade capture after murdering 12 Israeli hostages. Torn between calls for peace and vengeance, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir (Lynn Cohen) orders Mossad to form a secret unit of assassins to hunt down and eliminate the perpetrators.
Mossad agent Avner (Eric Bana) is tasked with heading a team of five individuals composed of himself and four others known only as Steve (Daniel Craig), Carl (Ciaram Hinds), Robert (Mathieu Kassovitz), and Hans (Hanns Zischler). Each man is chosen for the unique skill set he brings to the table, and the group is left to its own devices when it comes to locating and killing the 11 terrorists who are scattered throughout Continental Europe. Methodically, they carry out the mission. But as they eliminate their enemies one-by-one, each man must grapple with the transformative influence such a job has on his perception of life, family, and country.
Munich is a superb film which performs well in exploring the common theme of black versus white and the gray areas in between. Given the wide range of differing accents, it's sometimes difficult to understand the characters, but this becomes a strength because it heightens viewer senses and breathes life into the story. Much like The Passion Of The Christ, the use of subtitles and various accents doesn't detract from the film, but instead helps transform it in a production seemingly more worthy of serious attention than an alternative cartoon-like, James Bond rendition. As such, Munich doesn't spell things out for the audience like a typical Hollywood blockbuster. No dates or geographical locations appear onscreen, and character dialogue doesn't insult the viewer by recounting historical events. To better understand what's happening, it helps to know the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Overall, Munich is a solid film. It does an excellent job of portraying the conflicts between Arab/Israeli and Muslim/Jew without rationalizing or portraying either side as totally good or totally evil. Instead, the two sides are seen as fellow human beings, each longing for essentially the same human desires for peace, love of family, and identity with a homeland. Unfortunately, these desires are attainable only in the context of the other side's defeat.
South Park Season 2 Dvd Review
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First airing in late summer 1997, South Park became an American pop culture phenomenon with its raw and politically-incorrect examination of social issues, and of course, a bit of lewd yet cartoon humor. The brainchild of friends Trey Parker and Matt Stone, South Park became the centerpiece of cable channel Comedy Central's original prime time schedule. Chronicling the lives of fourth graders in the Colorado township of South Park (a place famous for its oddball happenings), the series is anchored by crude animation, yet the characters work, as they voice the writers' uncanny wit, hilarious one-liners, and all-out offensive humor. Whether you love it or hate it, South Park is nonetheless a truly original animation series much deserving of its massive commercial attention.
The South Park (Season 2) DVD features a number of hilarious episodes including the season premiere "Terrance & Phillip in 'Not Without My Anus'" in which Stan, Kyle, and Kenny do not appear (with only a short cameo by Cartman). Instead, the entire episode revolves around minor characters Terrance and Phillip (part of an April Fool's joke since that day was the original airing of this episode). In the episode, Terrance must go to Iraq to rescue his kidnapped daughter while Saddam Hussein plots to invade Canada... Other notable episodes from Season 2 include "Cartman's Mom is Still a Dirty Slut" in which it is revealed that Cartman's father is really his hermaphrodite mother who impregnated another woman, and "Merry Christmas Charlie Manson!" in which the boys befriend escaped convict Charlie Manson (who learns the true meaning of Christmas) in this spoof of the famous Charlie Brown Christmas special...
Below is a list of episodes included on the South Park (Season 2) DVD:
Episode 14 (Terrance & Phillip in "Not Without My Anus") Air Date: 04-01-1998
Episode 15 (Cartman's Mom is Still a Dirty Slut) Air Date: 04-22-1998
Episode 16 (Ike's Wee Wee) Air Date: 05-20-1998
Episode 17 (Chickenlover) Air Date: 05-27-1998
Episode 18 (Conjoined Fetus Lady) Air Date: 06-03-1998
Episode 19 (The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka) Air Date: 06-10-1998
Episode 20 (City on the Edge of Forever) Air Date: 06-17-1998
Episode 21 (Summer Sucks) Air Date: 06-24-1998
Episode 22 (Chef's Salty Chocolate Balls) Air Date: 08-19-1998
Episode 23 (Chickenpox) Air Date: 08-26-1998
Episode 24 (Roger Ebert Should Lay Off the Fatty Foods) Air Date: 09-02-1998
Episode 25 (Clubhouses) Air Date: 09-23-1998
Episode 26 (Cow Days) Air Date: 09-30-1998
Episode 27 (Chef Aid) Air Date: 10-07-1998
Episode 28 (Spooky Fish) Air Date: 10-28-1998
Episode 29 (Merry Christmas Charlie Manson!) Air Date: 12-09-1998
Episode 30 (Gnomes) Air Date: 12-16-1998
Episode 31 (Prehistoric Ice Man) Air Date: 01-20-1999
Green Acres Dvd Review
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A spin-off of the CBS program Petticoat Junction (1963), Green Acres surpassed its predecessor in audience popularity - spending four of its six seasons as a Top 20 Nielsen-rated program. Its family-friendly humor puts Green Acres in the same nostalgic category as shows like The Andy Griffith Show, back when TV sitcoms were all about humor and not as serious as they would later become with the introduction of 1970s stalwarts MASH and All In The Family. The brainchild of creator Jay Sommers, writer for shows such as The Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriet and Petticoat Junction (where Green Acres characters Sam, Doris, Fred, and Arnold make their first appearances), Green Acres' unique brand of comedy lives on through a successful and ongoing syndication run, and its catchy theme song even captured the pop culture for a second time when Old Navy incorporated it into one of their trademark clothing commercials...
Green Acres centers around the life of a wealthy Manhattan attorney, Oliver Wendell Douglas (Eddie Albert), and his elite socialite wife Lisa (Eva Gabor). When Oliver gets a hankering to live out his childhood dream of operating a farm, conman Eustace Haney (Pat Buttram) offers him the deal of a lifetime. Only the deal of a lifetime turns out to be a 160-acre dump in the fictional town of Hooterville. Nevertheless, Oliver sets out to turn the farm into a rural gem, while Lisa is reluctant to leave her life of privilege in New York. Hired hand Eb Dawson (Tom Lester) helps out the Douglas family, and Sam Drucker (Frank Cady), a carryover from Petticoat Junction, runs the local general store. But the true life of the show emanates from neighbors Fred (Hank Patterson) and Doris Ziffel (Fran Ryan) and their adopted son - a prized pig named Arnold who displays many human-like traits. In time, Lisa learns to love the people of Hooterville, trying her best to bring sophistication to the backwoods region (and while still making use of her Manhattan wardrobe)...
The Green Acres DVD features a number of hilarious episodes including the series premiere "Oliver Buys a Farm" in which New York attorney Oliver Douglas decides to live out his dream of living on a farm. So, without telling his wife, he quits the law firm of Felton, O'Connell, Clay, Blakely, Harmon, Dillion & Pasteur (whew!) in favor of a rundown tract of land in rural Hooterville. When his wife Lisa sees the farm, she goes ballistic... Other notable episodes from Season 1 include "You Can't Plug in a 2 with a 6? in which Oliver must continually remind Lisa never to use an appliance(s) that will push the generator over a 7 on the power scale, and "Lisa Bakes a Cake" in which Lisa decides to bake a cake and ends up with a twenty pound cake...
Below is a list of episodes included on the Green Acres (Season 1) DVD:
Episode 1 (Oliver Buys a Farm) Air Date: 09-15-1965
Episode 2 (Lisa's First Day on the Farm) Air Date: 09-22-1965
Episode 3 (The Decorator) Air Date: 09-29-1965
Episode 4 (The Best Laid Plans) Air Date: 10-06-1965
Episode 5 (My Husband, the Rooster Renter) Air Date: 10-13-1965
Episode 6 (Furniture, Furniture, Who's Got the Furniture?) Air Date: 10-20-1965
Episode 7 (Neighborliness) Air Date: 10-27-1965
Episode 8 (Lisa the Helpmate) Air Date: 11-03-1965
Episode 9 (You Can't Plug in a 2 with a 6) Air Date: 11-10-1965
Episode 10 (Don't Call Us, We'll Call You) Air Date: 11-17-1965
Episode 11 (Parity Begins at Home) Air Date: 11-24-1965
Episode 12 (Lisa Has a Calf) Air Date: 12-08-1965
Episode 13 (The Wedding Anniversary) Air Date: 12-15-1965
Episode 14 (What Happened in Scranton?) Air Date: 12-22-1965
Episode 15 (How to Enlarge a Bedroom) Air Date: 12-29-1965
Episode 16 (Give Me Land, Lots of Land) Air Date: 01-05-1966
Episode 17 (I Didn't Raise My Husband to a Fireman) Air Date: 01-19-1966
Episode 18 (Lisa Bakes a Cake) Air Date: 01-26-1966
Episode 19 (Sprained Ankle, Country Style) Air Date: 02-02-1966
Episode 20 (The Price of Apples) Air Date: 02-09-1966
Episode 21 (What's in a Name?) Air Date: 02-16-1966
Episode 22 (The Day of Decision) Air Date: 02-23-1966
Episode 23 (A Pig in a Poke) Air Date: 03-09-1966
Episode 24 (The Deputy) Air Date: 03-16-1966
Episode 25 (Double Drick) Air Date: 03-23-1966
Episode 26 (The Ballad of Molly Turgis) Air Date: 04-06-1966
Episode 27 (Never Look a Gift Tractor in the Mouth) Air Date: 04-27-1966
Episode 28 (Send a Boy to College) Air Date: 05-04-1966
Episode 29 (Horse? What Horse?) Air Date: 05-11-1966
Episode 30 (The Rains Came) Air Date: 05-18-1966
Episode 31 (Culture) Air Date: 05-25-1966
Episode 32 (Uncle Ollie) Air Date: 06-01-1966
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